- Date
- October 25, 1972
- Place
- Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1618MCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169242
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3936 72/10/25 SELDOVIA,ALAS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1225 N1618M PX- 0 0 1 NS CTR PASSG AGE 25, 5527 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1921 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMER,ALAS JAKOLOF BAY,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- COASTAL HILLS RISE STEEPLY SOUTH OF STRIP.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1618M
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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